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David Farkas wrote a new post, Newly Revised 35mm f/2 Summicron-M ASPH Lenses Start Shipping in US 8 years, 6 months ago
The newly revised, and recently announced, 35mm f/2 Summicron-M ASPH lenses are starting to ship in the US, in both black and silver. The 35mm Cron has always been a solid go-to lens for the M shooter. And now, […]
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Luis Castañeda and Kirsten Vignes are now friends 8 years, 6 months ago
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David Farkas wrote a new post, Leica and Huawei Announce Technology Partnership for Smartphone Photography 8 years, 7 months ago
Well, this one is interesting. It seems that Leica is looking to join in on the smartphone camera party. More pictures are taken every year by smartphones than any other camera category. Zeiss has been involved in […]
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Kirsten Vignes wrote a new post, Next Local Meetup: Wynwood Photowalk, March 12th, 2016 8 years, 7 months ago
Bring your Leica and join us the second Saturday of March to photograph Miami's vibrant street art district! We'll meet at 4:30pm in Panther Coffee and take advantage of golden hour as the sun sets and gives way […]
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Kirsten Vignes started the topic Recent Shots in the forum Images to Share 8 years, 7 months ago
Red Dot Miami members, use this thread to post your most recent shots!
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Kirsten Vignes started the topic Atlanta, Georgia. June 2015. in the forum Images to Share 8 years, 7 months ago
Leica M9, 50mm Summicron-M Version IV
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David Farkas wrote a new post, Live View and Playback Operation Walkthrough on the Leica S (Typ 007) 8 years, 7 months ago
One of the most significant changes in the Leica S (Typ 007) over the previous S (Typ 006) and S2 is the addition of Live View functionality. While purists might consider LV to be an extraneous and gimmicky […]
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Thanks David,
You showed me some features I had yet to discover myself. The focus peaking in zoom with the ability to then see the finished result zoomed in and switching from one shot to the next still zoomed is a handy tool indeed.I suggest you consider also to do a video on the use of wifi control sometime. Photographers who have had live view for smaller formats for sometime may be very familiar with the magic of wifi enabled focus but I was not. Using wifi control of focus on my iPhone is certainly more handy than merely having a swingable LCD display. This of course assumes one is on a tripod for critical adjustments. It also allows me in interior architectural work to place the camera totally against a wall for maximum field of view and still see what the camera is taking via the iPhone view.
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David Farkas wrote a new post, Leica S (Typ 007) Tethering for Adobe Lightroom and New Image Shuttle v3.2 Now Available 8 years, 7 months ago
After a few iterations of Beta plug-ins from Adobe, we now have full and stable tethering support for the Leica S (Typ 007) in Lightroom. The functionality isn't natively in Lightroom yet, so don't be looking for […]
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Josh Lehrer wrote a new post, Firmware 1.5 For Leica T (Typ 701) Now Available 8 years, 7 months ago
Leica has released a new firmware version for the T (Typ 701) camera: version 1.5. The firmware adds a major new feature that allows users to connect an iOS or Android device directly to the T via Wi-Fi, instead […]
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David Farkas replied to the topic Who plans on using 4K video? in the forum Leica S (Typ 007) 8 years, 7 months ago
Al, the S007 is already priced considerably less than the S006 was, for a lot more features and performance.
While I am solidly in the photos-only camp with you, I think that it does open the use of the camera to those that need high quality video some of the time, to augment still work.
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David Farkas replied to the topic Why the Leica SL in the forum Leica SL (Typ 601) 8 years, 7 months ago
Glad you are enjoying the new SL!
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David Farkas wrote a new post, Adobe Lightroom 6.4 and CC 2015.4 Updated to Support Leica X-U (Typ 113) and M (Typ 262) DNG 8 years, 7 months ago
In the latest updates from Adobe, Lightroom CC 2015.4 and v6.4 for those on standalone versions, official support for Leica X-U (Typ 113) and Leica M (Typ 262) DNG files have been added. Photoshop Camera Raw 9.4 […]
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David Farkas wrote a new post, Leica SL (Typ 601) Review: A Professional Mirrorless Camera 8 years, 7 months ago
I sat in my hotel room in Gießen, Germany staring at my laptop screen as night began to turn back to day. Earlier in the evening, I attended the launch event at Leitz Park for the new Leica SL (Typ 601) and was […]
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Congratulations!
Excellent report, beautiful pics. The cyclist riding in the yellow morning fog and the very last pic are my favorite ones.
I guess I'm a dyed-in-the-wool M user and will thus not get excited about the SL. But it nonetheless seems to be a fascinating piece of technology.
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David,
Excellent review.
I am a S2 and M240 MP owner.
Im on the fence with the SL.
Still love my S and M system, yet as I get older it would sure be nice to have AF or a good EVF option for my M system. -
Simon,
The SL can certainly be used in a studio environment. But you are correct that that you need to turn off exposure simulation so that you don't get a black frame with typical strobe settings. To disable Exposure Preview, just go to the second page of the camera menu and set Exp. Preview to Off. Hope this helps.
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Luis Castañeda posted an update 8 years, 8 months ago
Miami
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Luis Castañeda posted an update 8 years, 8 months ago
Miami Beach
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David Farkas wrote a new post, Leica Announces X-U (typ 113) Waterproof/Shockproof Adventure Camera 8 years, 8 months ago
Today, Leica has announced a new addition to the X System: The X-U (Typ 113).
This is Leica's first go at an underwater and shockproof adventure camera, and it looks to be quite the first effort. Based off of […]
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David Farkas wrote a new post, Leica Announces Redesign of Three M Lenses: 28mm f/2, 28mm f/2.8 and 35mm f/2 8 years, 8 months ago
Today, Leica has announced the redesign of three M lenses: Summicron-M 28mm f/2 ASPH, Elmarit-M 28mm f/2.8 ASPH and Summicron-M 35mm f/2 ASPH. The new designs bring these standard reportage lenses up to date w […]
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Josh Lehrer wrote a new post, Leica Releases Universal Strap Lug for T (Typ 701) & New Strap 8 years, 8 months ago
Today, Leica camera has released the Leica Universal Strap Lug Leica T which allows users to attach a wide variety of wrist and neck straps to the T (Typ 701). In addition, Leica has also released the Leica Neck, […]
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Josh Lehrer wrote a new post, Leica Q (Typ 116) Firmware Version 1.1 Released 8 years, 9 months ago
Today, Leica Camera has released firmware version 1.1 for the Q (Typ 116) camera. This is the first firmware update available for the Q, and has a few minor bug fixes along with optimizing image quality. Leica Q […]
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Luis Castañeda posted an update 8 years, 9 months ago
Aquarium
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It would be cool to see a Leica lens on a smartphone, but first some observations:
While the lenses on the Panasonic-related D-Lux and D-Lux 6 are/were top-notch lenses, the Leica lens on the new $700 Panasonic ZS-100 is not so great. The Leica lenses on the Leica C and related Panasonic LF1 were not very good at all. The tiny LF1 was $500 and the Leica version around $800, so their lenses should have been superb, but weren't even very good.
Canon makes a pocket superzoom (SX720) whose lens is superb, from 24 mm equiv. to 960 mm – fantastic!
Apple's iPhone6 lens is incredibly good – limited only by a tiny phone sensor. Clip-on lenses from Olloclip and (soon to be) Zeiss extend the iPhone lens, with excellent quality results.
So, cellphones may benefit from a Leica lens, but only if they are made and implemented extremely well.